Saxony: Innovation prize for further education awarded to four projects

Dresden (dpa/sn) - A technology laboratory in Upper Lusatia, the advice center for eating disorders in Leipzig and a democracy project by the Diakonie for people with learning disabilities took the first three places in the Innovation Prize for Further Education 2022.

Saxony: Innovation prize for further education awarded to four projects

Dresden (dpa/sn) - A technology laboratory in Upper Lusatia, the advice center for eating disorders in Leipzig and a democracy project by the Diakonie for people with learning disabilities took the first three places in the Innovation Prize for Further Education 2022. The awards were presented on Wednesday in the state parliament in Dresden.

The award is endowed with a total of 40,000 euros; the winners receive 15,000 euros, 12,000 euros and 8,000 euros. In addition, a special prize worth 5,000 euros was awarded to the "e-Construction Academy", a place of learning for the construction industry in Saxony.

According to the Ministry of Education, the award honors innovative further education projects and recognizes the work of the various further education providers. It was awarded for the 21st time